The final numbers from Fremantle’s 24-point win
Here’s a look at how the final stats panned out from tonight’s clash:
- Disposals: Fremantle 353-320
- Inside 50s: Fremantle 60-46
- Hit-Outs: Fremantle 54-39
- Clearances: Fremantle 44-38
- Center Clearances: Fremantle 17-12
- Contested Possessions: Adelaide 135-134
- Marks: Tied 75-75
- Marks Inside 50: Fremantle 13-6
- Tackles: Fremantle 72-58
- Tackles Inside 50: Fremantle 12-8
- One Percenters: Fremantle 53-51
Bolton hammers home long-range bomb
If it wasn’t game over before, it is now!
Shai Bolton unleashes from just outside 50m out to put the Dockers up by 23 points with two minutes left.
The premiership favourites have withstood another tough test here.
Rankine snaps home a consolation goal
Izak Rankine snaps one home from 30m out directly in front to trim the margin to 17 points, but it’s probably too little, too late.
Rankine has 37 touches and a ridiculous 13 score involvements.
Cox gets in the face of the Crows after nailing goal
This is Mason Cox heritage folks!
He drills a set shot from directly in front after winning a free kick inside 50 and in typical Cox style he goes straight for Mark Keane, the man on the mark after kicking the goal.
The Crows stream in from all parts to have a piece of the big American, who is absolutely LOVING it!
The Dockers back out to a 22-point lead with five minutes left. Surely that is game over now.
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Fogarty keeps the Crows in with a sniff!
Darcy Fogarty nails a crucial set shot to trim the margin to 16 points. Still plenty of time left here!
Finally a centre bounce clearance for the Crows and it was a good kick inside 50 from Hugo Hall-Kahan that found Fogarty on a short lead.
7:54 left on the clock.
Dudley snaps through a remarkable goal!
ISAIAH DUDLEY TAKE A BOW!
The Dockers stream inside 50 again from the center clearance and Shai Bolton sends a long one inside 50.
Dudley fakes out a trio of Crows defenders and snaps over his left shoulder for his third of the night.
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Amiss has his fifth goal and this might be game over
Jye Amiss rams home his fifth goal of the evening from the goalsquare and Freo leads by 16 points.
It’s a long ball inside 50 and Pat Voss crumbs the big marking contest at the feet of Mason Cox.
Voss charges through the contest like a bull and forces the ball out to Amiss who snaps it through.
Just 9:14 left on the clock now, it’s going to be hard for Adelaide from here.
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Brayshaw misses as we go into final 10 minutes
Mark Keane thinks he’s got a free kick for high contact, but the whistle doesn’t come and his rushed kick out of defence lands in the hands of Andy Brayshaw.
Brayshaw sets sail for home on a set shot right on the 50m arc, but hits it to the left.
Dockers by 10 points as we head into the final 10 minutes.
Jackson denied by some desperate defence
Luke Jackson looks certain to goal from inside the square but fumbles as he tries to kick it!
He then tries to soccer it home, but the Crows defenders in the vicinity are able to get their hands on it.
Dockers by nine points with 11 minutes left. The next goal is suddenly huge.
Frederick threads the needle to put Freo in front
Michael Frederick wins a free kick and then drills a clutch set shot from a very acute angle!
A sloppy tackle from Mark Keane on Frederick to give away the free kick for high contact.
It was a shocking handball from Rory Laird to Keane that led to the free kick. Poor from the veteran Crows defender.
Treacy’s inaccurate night continues
Josh Treacy now 1.4 for the night as he misses a set shot from 50m out on a slight angle.
Treacy has taken five contested marks, but he’s let himself down with his kicking tonight.
Thilthorpe outmuscles Pearce to level scores
Riley Thilthorpe has been activated in this second half!
Cal Ah Chee sends a real mongrel ball inside 50 where Thilthorpe is one on one with Freo skipper Alex Pearce, and he monsters Pearce to take the mark.
It’s a pressure set shot this, but Thilthorpe has a little smile to himself as well as a deep breath and calmly slots it.
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Rankine with a big miss to start final term
All Izak Rankine’s masterpiece of a performance has been missing is a goal, and he misses a glorious chance to change that.
Rankine receives a free kick from a forward 50 stoppage but misses the set shot from 30m out on a slight angle.
That’s one he’d back himself to kick eight times out of 10.
Adelaide leads the free kick count 10-3 in the second half. Do with that stat what you will.
Play underway in the final quarter
Who’s going to stand up here in the final stanza?
This game has delivered in spades tonight. I can’t wait to see what the final term has in store for us.
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Brayshaw dribbles Fremantle back in front
Dockers with another goal out of centre bounce!
My goodness, what is this quarter?!
Pat Voss with some good hands at ground level once again and Andy Brayshaw gets on the end of it and dribbles it home on the outside of the boot.
That’s a terrific finish in heavy traffic.
Freo leading the quarter 4.4 to 4.3. This has been champagne footy.
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Serong unleashes loooooong bomb!
Anthony Hudson breaks out the “Serong, SO RIGHT!” call and it’s well deserved after this ripper .
Caleb Serong is on the run from inside the centre square and he sees the open goalsquare and goes for home and it bounces through.
What a player he is. He’s now got 20 touches, eight clearances and two goals for the night.
Scores level for the FIFTH time this quarter.
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Cook snaps through his second for the term
The Crows are here to stay tonight!
Brayden Cook has his second goal of the quarter after playing the role of a crumber at the bottom of a Riley Thilthorpe marking contest and he snaps home truly on the right boot.
This has been a tremendous quarter of footy folks.
dan